Cardiff vs Preston

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🕒 Fri, 29 Dec 2017 19:45 Europe/London 🧑‍⚖️ James Linington 🔁 Regular Season - 25 🏁 match finished
Season
2017-2018 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 25
Regular Season Table
Cardiff 2 · Preston 7
Referee Stats
31 matches · 0.00 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 0.00
Reds avg 0.00
Penalties avg 0.00
Over 4.5 cards 0%
Home wins 32%
Draws 32%
Away wins 35%
How the match was won
  • Preston outshot their opponent (11-16).
  • Preston controlled possession (59%).

Team Overview

Cardiff (Home stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 16-4-3

Goals For / Against

40 / 16
Avg: 1.74 / 0.70

Points

52
Avg: 2.26

Clean Sheets

11

Failed to Score

5
Preston (Away stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 10-8-5

Goals For / Against

30 / 24
Avg: 1.30 / 1.04

Points

38
Avg: 1.65

Clean Sheets

7

Failed to Score

6

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Championship fixture.

Quick comparison bars

2.26
PPG
1.65
1.74
GF
1.30
0.70
GA
1.04
48%
O2.5
48%
43%
BTTS
57%
0%
Score 1st
0%

League-position context

Cardiff rank2nd
Preston rank7th
Cardiff points90
Preston points73
Cardiff: #2 · 90 pts · GD +30
Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 21 pts above the play-off edge. 47 pts clear of the relegation zone.
Preston: #7 · 73 pts · GD +11
17 pts off the top 2. 4 pts above the play-off edge. 30 pts clear of the relegation zone.
17-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Cardiff last 5 home

D W L W W
Points10/15
Weighted index58
Goals8-5
Record3-1-1
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Preston last 5 away

W W L L W
Points9/15
Weighted index67
Goals6-6
Record3-0-2
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Cardiff trend breakdown

Over 2.548%
BTTS43%
BTTS + O2.539%
1H Over 0.552%
Also: Over 0.5 87% · Over 1.5 65% · Over 3.5 30% · 1H BTTS 0%

Preston trend breakdown

Over 2.548%
BTTS57%
BTTS + O2.539%
1H Over 0.552%
Also: Over 0.5 87% · Over 1.5 70% · Over 3.5 22% · 1H BTTS 0%

Scoring reliability

Cardiff score at home78%
Cardiff clean sheet at home48%
Preston score away74%
Preston clean sheet away30%

First-goal patterns

Cardiff score first0%
Cardiff win after scoring first0%
Preston score first0%
Preston win after scoring first0%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Cardiff 0% · Preston 0%

Vs league average

Cardiff score at home1.74 vs 1.41
Cardiff concede at home0.70 vs 1.14
Preston score away1.30 vs 1.14
Preston concede away1.04 vs 1.41
Cardiff score 23% above league average, while Preston score 14% above league average.
Defensive side: Cardiff are 39% below league average at home, and Preston are 26% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals2.60
BTTS40%
Over 2.540%
At this venue setup: 1.60 goals on average across the last 5.

Cardiff goal timing (home)

Goal-event timing is not populated enough for this venue split yet.

Preston goal timing (away)

Goal-event timing is not populated enough for this venue split yet.

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
3
4
Total Shots
11
16
Shots off Goal
3
4
Blocked Shots
5
8
Shots Inside Box
6
10
Shots Outside Box
5
6
Ball Possession
41%
59%
Corner Kicks
4
7
Fouls
12
15
Offsides
2
1
Yellow Cards
2
4
Red Cards
0
0
Goalkeeper Saves
3
3
Total Passes
275
392
Passes Accurate
144
266
Passes %
52%
68%

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games18
Home Wins7
Draws5
Away Wins6
Over 2.5 Goals8 (44.4%)
BTTS5 (27.8%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games9
Home Wins3
Draws3
Away Wins3
Over 2.5 Goals2 (22.2%)
BTTS1 (11.1%)

Cardiff vs Preston Head-to-Head History by Season